Ban of export non-basmati rice not applicable to export of rice to certain countries

By Vijay Kumar

The Ban on export of non-basmati rice shall not be applicable to export of rice to the following countries:-

S. No.	Country	Quantity in MTs.	Name of PSU through which export to be made
1.	Burkina Faso	24,200	MMTC
2.	Cameroon	21,700
3.	Cote D'Ivoire	1,44,900
4.	Egypt	48,300
5.	The Gambia	36,250
6.	Mali	24,200
7.	Somalia	24,200
8.	Tunisia	5,550
9.	Zanzibar	12,100
10.	Benin	24,200	STC
11.	Ghana	68,800
12.	Guinea Bissau	24,200
13.	Liberia	96,600	STC
14.	Mozambique	24,200
15.	Togo	72,400
16.	Zambia	24,200
17.	Nigeria	1,17,100	STC
18.	Senegal	1,41,300
19.	Mauritius	15,000
20.	Sierra Leone	38,500
21.	Djibouti	12,100
	Total	10,00,000

The above export shall be subject to the following conditions:-

i) The above quantity shall be exported by PSUs during KMS 2008-09;
ii) Above PSUs shall procure rice from such rice mills which have surplus rice/paddy in their stock;
iii) The rice to be exported shall be with a minimum of 25% of brokens;
iv) The PSUs shall ensure that their entry into market for this export does not affect the overall price situation of rice; and
v) The PSUs shall source the rice to be exported from more than one State.”

DGFT Notification NO. 104 (RE-2009)/2004-2009 Dated: May 06, 2009